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I Need You Tonight - ZZ Top
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Tabbed by: SchecterMan71
Email: pennyankee32@msn.com
Tuning: Standard
A great blues/rock song to do powerchords too ... I mute all the chords however
I and let some ring out to fit the mood of the song (during the Bridge/Outro)as well as
a riff to the outro ... enjoy!
Intro: (0:15-0:45) (8x)
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D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
Verse I: (0:45-1:05)
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D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
It's three o'clock in the morning … and the rain begin to fall
But I know what I'm needin … but I don't have it all
Chorus: (1:05-1:25 … continue through next bar)
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D)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A)|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E)|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
I'm callin someone like … That I just wanna do … Baby, baby, I need you …
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D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Verse II: (1:25-1:45)
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D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
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Outside my window … it's lonely and cold
Inside my heart there's a fire … burning out of control
Chorus: (1:45-2:05 … continue through next bar)
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D)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A)|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E)|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
I'm callin someone like … That I just wanna do … Baby, baby, I need you …
Bridge: (2:05-3:22)
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D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
Verse III: (3:24-3:44)
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D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
Your love's coming to me … like a wolf howling at the moon
But that just doesn't do me … if I can't get you soon
Chorus: (3:44-4:04 … continue through next bar)
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B)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A)|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E)|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-|
I'm callin someone like … That I just wanna do … Baby, baby, I need you …
Outro: (4:04-6:00)
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D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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